Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for November 24
Yesterday Tomorrow
| November 24, 1778 |
Battle of Midway Church
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| November 24, 1780 |
Farish Carter born, South Carolina
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| November 24, 1832 |
Start of the sixth land lottery. Georgia did not own the land it was giving to settlers
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Cobb County, Georgia |
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
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Original Cherokee County |
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Gilmer County, Georgia |
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Cherokee County, Georgia |
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Cass County, Georgia |
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Floyd County, Georgia |
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Walker County, Georgia |
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Union County, Georgia |
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Forsyth County, Georgia |
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Murray County, Georgia |
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Lumpkin County, Georgia |
| November 24, 1861 |
Union forces take Tybee Island
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Civil War - 1861 |
| November 24, 1871 |
Athens, Georgia becomes the seat of government for Clarke County, replacing Watkinsville.
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Clarke County, Georgia |
| November 24, 1987 |
11 days of rioting at Atlanta Penitentiary end. Cuban Marialitos begin negotiations to surrender |
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Atlanta Penitentiary |
| November 24, 1992 |
In a run-off election Georgia selects Republican Paul Coverdell as U. S. Senator over incumbent Democrat Wyche Fowler
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Paul Coverdell |
| November 24, 2001 |
Tornado strikes Dade County, near State Road 157.
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Dade County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
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